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screenshot of GDScript profiler in Godot showing Script Functions took 83ms this frame

screenshot of GDScript profiler in Godot showing Script Functions took 9ms this frame

in-depth thread: optimizing GDScript performance from ~83ms to ~9ms in a scene our tower defense game Rift Riff, made in Godot, with 1000 enemies. 🧵👇🏼

#gamedev #godotengine

Working on a #3d model in of a ship I sailed on a couple of years ago in #blender. Here's a WIP of the helm assembly which will show how the helm controls the rudder

fyi there are far better folks who make #Irishlanguage products e.g. An Spailpín Fánach based in the Gaeltacht and on the go for decades. They do all their work through Irish, in an Irish-speaking environment.

www.spailpin.com/en/

You could have a look at Project Gutenberg. Lots of old novels up there that are fun for students. Train it on the complete works of Poe

Just posted a bunch of my pool models. They're dense for games, but a good starting point!

I haven't posted any #Blender pics in a while, but I've been studiously toiling away on some #3d projects, including #modelling a coat of arms and trim for a museum piece in Poland, one of my partner's childhood toys, and a random toilet roll holder I liked the look of. Getting better all the while

I miss this kind of physical media. A real treasure there

Project DogWalk - Blender Studio A bite-sized game, focused on interactive storytelling. Made to test Blender and Godot in a unified pipeline.

Remember how I was saying how Blender has serious inefficiencies with game dev workflows and that Blender Studio should take on a game or real-time engine project to get someone in-company familiar with the problems?

Well, someone there had the same idea...
#Blender #BlenderStudio #GameDev

This feels like an excellent initiative, not just for reassuring conscious buyers that they are supporting the work of artists, but also as a means of highlighting how many in the indie dev space reject this Gen AI nonsense.

Yeah, this has been a problem for ages. As a viewer, you can delete the overlay elements from the developer console. So it should be possible to write a browser plugin that automatically removes the overlay. Would fully support the development of such a plugin

My 2025 hobby is helping my pals de-centre tech from their lives.

Acquire CDs, records, DVDs, paper books, reference books, magazines, dictionaries, etc. Go to the library!

Going analog is a small way to stop relying on tech bro monsters & helps preserve knowledge they're literally deleting.

Must add to the shelves so 😄

Eat the Reich? Any good?

Am I right in saying that an approach like this is good practice anyway because the if statement solution would tie the flickering to the framerate, which could cause issues down the line?

Magnificent

Global Game Jam 2025 is completed here at Galway Game Jam! A massive congratulations to all the Jammers who blew us away with their talent and passion! Check out their games on our itch.io page 🫧🫧
Thank you to our sponsors Ardán, @portershed.bsky.social and Beaglier Systems

I actually really enjoyed working on this idea. I do think there is something here, so I'm going to bring it to the next board game testing night in Tree House (assuming they'll have me). It would be really nice to share this with other gamers.

Storm Éowyn didn't make it easy, but our first entry to a game jam is in. "Futures" is a boardgame of market manipulation and deception. You can download the jam entry here: fourteenscrews.itch.io/futures

#gamedev #galwayglobalgamejam #globalgamejam

Very excited to take part in this! Looks like it's going to be a ton of fun 😁 #gamedev #globalgamejam #galwayglobalgamejam

1 Week to Go!!!!! 🎮

With Global Game Jam 2025 just around the corner us volunteers at Galway Game Jam are delighted to be hosting a site for their worldwide event for our 10th consecutive year!

We're back in Portershed a Dó in Galway City from Friday 24th - Sunday 26th January.

Yeah, personally I'm still voting wonky

Would need to see them in context, but my current vote is for wonky. Normal look a little too perfect

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I've been working on a revamped version of the fourteenscrews.com. This version will use my own theme for Jekyll with Bootstrap 5 rather than leaning on Minimal Mistakes. I'm pretty happy with how it's looking! On a related note---new Fourteen Screws website coming soon 😄

I joined the Imirt AGM the yesterday to hear about plans for #gamedev in Ireland in 2025 and beyond. Some very exciting things happening right now. An enormous amount of work going into finding funding to help indies and small studios. The event recording should be online soon. Check it out.

An excellent night testing boardgames at Treehouse Café in Sheffield tonight. Some very cool people making some very cool games

A screenshot of text that reads, "Puachua are often noted for their hideous stench, which far precedes their approach. It has been described by some as a mixture of freshly dissected fish, the inside of a sluich's bowels, and vomit."

One of the best things about getting back into writing is having fun with descriptions. I know people say things like "show don't tell" or "leave it to the reader's imagination". But sometimes explicit is fun #gamedev #ttrpg #worldbuilding

👏🏽 💯 @chuckwendig.bsky.social speaks the true true.

Two books side by side on a chair. The left book is Wonderbook: The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction by Jeff Vandermeer. The right book is Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences by Tynan Sylvester.

Posting these a little late, but here are two wonderful gifts I received from my partner this Christmas. I am so incredibly lucky that I have someone who supports these little dreams of mine. I feel very seen. Belated happy Christmas folks, and a happy new year #gamedev #worldbuilding #ttrpg

I want to download every one of your posts into a little Godot Gamedev guide. It's all pure gold

lead into gold?? thats baby shit! watch this!

[turns sand into a depressed chatbot]